Environmental News Network

Cheery Chickadee Chirps Carry Complex Information, Study Reveals
Those cheery-sounding chirps coming from the tree in the back yard are carrying more than a joyful message -- they are conveying surprisingly complex information about lurking predators, biologists reported Thursday. >> Read the Full Article
Group Rejects Japanese Plans for Coastal Whale Hunt
Japan suffered yet another setback on Thursday in its bid for more whaling when an international commission rejected a plea to allow Japanese coastal communities to hunt whales. >> Read the Full Article
California Turns to Goats to Stop Wildfires
Move over Smokey the Bear. In California, thousands of goats are helping prevent wildfires. From hilly San Francisco to more rural settings, California landowners, business and officials have hired the voracious animals to devour the grass and brush that fuels wildfires. >> Read the Full Article
Big Fish Important in the Gene Pool
Anglers chasing big fish and leaving the small fry might be doing far more harm than good according to marine scientists in the United States. >> Read the Full Article
Extinction of Frogs is Catastrophic, Scientists Say
Before the arrival of Spanish colonizers some 500 years ago, Indians in what is now Ecuador dipped their arrowheads in venom extracted from the phantasmal poison frog to doom their victims to convulsive death, scientists believe. >> Read the Full Article
Warm Water Temps May Be Harming Sockeye
As many as 200,000 sockeye salmon disappeared last year between the Ballard Locks and spawning grounds above Lake Washington. Scientists suspect rising water temperatures could be the culprit. >> Read the Full Article
IWC Urges Japan Not to Kill More Whales for Research
The International Whaling Commission urged Japan on Wednesday to drop plans to more than double the number of whales it hunts yearly for scientific research, saying the Japanese do not need to kill whales to study them. >> Read the Full Article
Government Proposes Changes in Fishing Rules
New guidelines aimed at preventing overfishing were proposed Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. >> Read the Full Article
Japan Loses Commericial Whaling Vote
Japan lashed out at anti-whaling nations on Tuesday after its proposal to resume limited commercial hunting was voted down by an international commission and its "scientific" harvesting heavily criticised. >> Read the Full Article
Mexican Nabbed Smuggling Tiger Cubs from U.S.
U.S. customs agents seized two rare white tiger cubs and nabbed a Mexican man as he smuggled them south over the border from Texas in his truck, authorities said Monday. >> Read the Full Article